New project management articles published on the web during the week of September 9 –15.  We read all of this stuff (this week, over 120 items) so you don’t have to!  Recommended:

• Samad Aidane interviews Dan Pink, author of “Drive” and “To Sell is Human.”  Just 31 minutes, safe for work, and worth every second!
• Elizabeth Harrin reviews software-as-a-service offering ProjectManager.com.
• Martin Webster assembles a comprehensive list of definitions of leadership.
• Des Kirby nails it: “Leaders need vision, managers need objectives and KPIs.”
• Soma Bhattacharya interviews Agile Coach Ellen Grove.
• Peter Saddington summarizes the Agile Coach’s communication techniques.
• Andy Jordan considers the way we deliver our verbal communications, and how much processing is required by our audience.
• John Carroll applies The Single Principle of the Tao to communications with stakeholders.
• Cheri Baker offers some facilitation techniques designed to get more participation in meetings.
• Chuck Morton continues his series on the project status report, with a comprehensive list of content sections.
• Bruce Benson is no fan of “zero in-box.”  In fact, his in-box count is a five figure number.
• Roz Baker tells the story of an “accepted” risk that became an issue.
• Andrew Makar share three lessons learned from a failed project.
• Eric Ries, author of “The Lean Startup,” shares some insights on how to evolve a successful product.
• Dan Schawbel offers some insights into why intrapreneurship works, for both millenials and their employers.
• Christina Gagnier interviews California Franchise Tax Board CIO Cathy Cleek on her “crawl, walk, run” approach.  Five minutes, safe for work.
• Brian Leach reflects on how physiology drives attitude, which drives change.
• Ian Webster does his take on Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits, for project managers.
• Johanna Rothman debunks another myth: offshoring reduces costs.
• Barry Hodge shares some resources for a project kickoff presentation.
• Glen Alleman explains how to “install” earned value management on your project.  Or at least, how to have conversations about EVM.
• Wayne Turmel (sort of) reviews “PM Workflow,” by Daniel Epstein and Rich Maltzman, in the context of managing distributed project teams.
• Bertrand Duperrin wonders if “Big Data” will make the resume obsolete.  Is anyone else old enough to remember “door to door salesmen?”
• Rich Maltzman and Dave Shirley are excited about International Project Management Day (November 5, this year).
• Kerry Wills explains how he keeps connected with all of the goings-on in his program.  Short version: a lot of conversations!

Enjoy!